Dermatomyositis

A type of idiopathic inflammatory myopathy characterized by evocative skin lesions and symmetrical proximal muscle weakness.

Pyuria

Presence of an increased number of neutrophils in the urine.


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PMID (PMCID)
11432494
 MALE Child
Dermatomyositis with membranous nephropathy.
Soylu A, Kavukcu S, Turkmen M, Saroglu S.
Turk J Pediatr. 2001;43(2):143-5.
Although some renal findings like proteinuria, hematuria, pyuria, progressive renal insufficiency, and glomerular and tubular calcium deposits with arteriolar fibrosis have been described, glomerulonephritides have rarely been associated with dermatomyositis, especially in childhood cases.